Iker rises straight from the Basque country, where the coastline folds green hills into the Bay of Biscay. Coined in the 1930s by linguist Sabino Arana as a masculine form of a Marian title meaning visitation, it quickly became one of the most beloved names across the Spanish-speaking world. Goalkeeper Iker Casillas, lifting the World Cup in 2010, turned it into a household sound far beyond Bilbao. Two syllables, sharp at the start and open at the close, it carries athletic momentum and a whisper of something older. Currently ranked 384 in the U.S., still climbing.
Popularity
1880 to today
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